Case Western Reserve University - Lux / Differential Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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' ■ ' yt .m HEN most of our grand- parents were just beginning to think about college, this great institution of which we are a part was conceived and founded. Two of its original administra- tors, Dr. Eckstein Case and Dr. Cady Staley, are pictured here with the first Case faculty. Dr. Focke and Dr. Wickenden, pres- ent dean and president respec- tively, have given a great part of their lives to the perfection of the ideals of Case ' s founder, Leonard Case, Jr.

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A tall, lanky freshman donned the then traditional class hat in the year 1888, and in so doing Theo- dore Moses Focke began his association with Case School of Applied Science. After graduation he accepted a position at Oberlin College. Then keeping in close contact with his Alma Mater, Dean Focke was lured back to Case after a five year absence, accepting a position on the Case faculty as Professor of Mathematics. There are few Case men who have served their college with the vigorous spirit which Dean Focke has shown in forming his long and excellent record. Dr. T. M. Fockt? Holding the official title of Assistant Dean, Larry Mills has become an important factor in much of the administration work connected with the fresh- man class. Mr. Mills has been holding his position for the past eight years, during which time his principal duties have been dean of freshmen and lecturer on Case in secondary schools. A graduate of Kenyon College, Dean Mills con- tinued his education with additional work at Ohio State University. He came to Case in 1928 as an instructor in freshman history, and continued in ihat capacity until 1932, when he became the first man to fill the new position of Assistant Dean. L. W. Mills 1 6